varsla

Noun

 * 1) care, custody

Verb

 * 1) to forebode, to harbinger
 * …nu varsla åtskilliga tecken att hennes saga snart är all… (this example uses an old plural form of the verb)
 * …now numerous signs forebode that her story will soon come to an end…
 * 1) to give notice about a coming, potential layoff
 * Drygt 1 000 lärare i landet har varslats om uppsägning. Av de redan varslade har drygt 300 hunnit sägas upp.
 * Just over 1,000 teachers in the country have been given notice about being laid off. Of the ones given notice, a bit over 300 have already been laid off.
 * 1) to give notice about a coming, potential strike
 * Handels varslar i länet – Totalt varslas i Umeå ett 90-tal handelsmedlemmar. Det innebär total arbetsnedläggelse vid partilagret Martin & Servera samt Rusta.
 * gives prior notice of strike in the county – In total some 90 members of the Swedish Commercial Employees’ Union are given notice about an upcoming strike. This means complete stoppage of work at the wholesales business Martin & Servera and at Rusta.